1 Chronicles 8:15

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וזבדיה וּזְבַדְיָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

זבדיה

Zᵉbadyâh

Definition

Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites

Root

or זבדיהו; from H2064 (זבד) and H3050 (יה); Jah has given;

Exhaustive

or זבדיהו; from זבד and יה; Jah has given; Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites; Zebadiah.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2069

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְבַדְיָה

noun proper masculine • Root זבד • Strongs / High • Page 423

(from זָבַד; Jah is giver) a proper name.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ζαβαδια ζαβδιασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2069:

ζαβαδια 3× (35.9%)

ζαβδιασ 3× (35.9%)

וערד וַעֲרָד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ערד

ʻĂrâd

Definition

Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite

Root

from an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive; Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite; Arad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6166

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲרַד

noun proper / noun proper masculine • Root פרד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1132

1. (proper name of place) a place of fugitives; a Canaanite royal city in southern Palestine. 2. (a fugitive) proper name masculine.

Matched via consonantal key only

עֲרַד

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1132

(plural definite עֲרָדַיָּא) Aramaic masculine noun, same as Hebrew עָרֵד.

Matched via consonantal key only

עָרַד

verb • Root ערד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1131

(Not used) To retreat timidly, to separate oneself, of the wild ass; to flee.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲרָד

proper name • Page 526

Proper name of a Canaanitish royal city in the south of Palestine (Judg. 1: 16, Num. 21: 1, Josh. 12: 14).

עֲרָד

m. chald. • Page 526

The wild ass, onager (Dan. 5: 21). Equivalent to עָרוֹד.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αραδ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6166b:

αραδ 3× (61.9%)

ועדר וָעָדֶר׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עדר

ʻEder

Definition

Eder, an Israelite

Root

from H5737 (עדר); an arrangement (i.e. drove);

Exhaustive

from עדר; an arrangement (i.e. drove); Eder, an Israelite; Ader.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5738

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵדֶר

noun masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 1059

1. A putting together, a heaping together; hence a troop, a multitude, commonly a herd. 2. N. p. of a city in the south of Judah. 3. N. p. m.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָדַר

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1058

Intransitive: to separate, to withdraw, to remain behind, to be wanting, deficient, lessened, missed (fundamental meaning: 'to be cut off, abridged, lessened').

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָדַר

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1058

Transitive: to cut into, to hew into, to dig into, to plough vineyard-land.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָדַר

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1059

To be wanting, lacking, missed, to be left behind, forsaken (Nif.); to be digged, ploughed (Nif.); to let lack or be wanting (Pih.).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָדַר

verb • Root עדר • Consonantal / Low • Page 1059

To arrange, to put together in a row, to heap together, to set in order.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָדַר

verb • Root עד • Consonantal / Low • Page 1054

(Kal not used) Transitive verb meaning: properly, to separate from one another, to divide.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H5738:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

LITV Translation:
and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,